Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung-ryul) SW Center of Excellence Program, in collaboration with the School of Software Convergence, is hosting the 8th Kookmin University Autonomous Driving Competition and accepting applications from participating teams until Friday, May 9. The “Kookmin University Autonomous Driving Competition” is a competition where college students interested in autonomous driving software development apply the technology they have developed to a 1/10-scale autonomous driving model car and perform various missions. The competition began in 2018 and is now in its 8th year.

The competition consists of two stages: preliminary and final rounds. In the preliminary round, participating teams submit technical documents and are evaluated on their software development capabilities using an autonomous driving simulator. Teams selected through the screening process advance to the final round, where they perform additional development and improvement work based on the basic autonomous driving software provided by the organizers.

The final competition will be held on Thursday, August 28, at Kookmin University's Autonomous Driving Studio and will be broadcast live on YouTube. In the final competition, participating teams will install the autonomous driving software they have developed on model cars and compete in various track missions to demonstrate their technical skills.

Winning teams will receive certificates signed by the president of Kookmin University, along with the following prizes: ▲1st place: 1 million won and one competition vehicle ▲2nd place: 500,000 won ▲3rd place: 300,000 won. Eligibility is open to all university students (including community colleges) currently enrolled in domestic universities, who can form teams and apply online through the competition homepage (https://auto-contest.kookmin.ac.kr).

A representative from the SW-Centered University Project Team stated, “We hope this competition will provide participants with an opportunity to enhance their practical skills in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence technology and realize their creative ideas.”